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May 5 2017
The Politics of Post-Truth
2 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi Every book is imbued with the name of God, and we have anagrammed all books in history, without praying […]. What our lips said, our cells have learnt. What have my cells done? They have invented a … Continue reading
Posted by: May 5, 2017
Tagged with: Brexit, EH Carr, fake news, Information, post-truth, psychological warfare, Trump, Umberto Eco
Jul 28 2016
The EU’s lack of unity and strategy is being felt in Azerbaijan
Comments Off on The EU’s lack of unity and strategy is being felt in AzerbaijanBy Robert Ledger The EU’s values-lite pragmatism towards its periphery is undermining its legitimacy in the South Caucasus. The violence that erupted in Nagorno-Karabakh in April 2016 exposed the weakness of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative in the region, as … Continue reading
Posted by: July 28, 2016
Tagged with: Azerbaijan, Eastern Partnership, EU foreign policy, human rights
May 30 2016
Crony Capitalism and Neoliberal Paradigm (Part II)
1 CommentBy Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso This is the second and final part of Crony Capitalism and Neoliberal Paradigm, the first part was posted earlier on this very blog. It is easy to see how almost all the European Union’s … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2016
Tagged with: capitalism, Inequality, Neoliberalism
May 25 2016
Crony Capitalism and Neoliberal Paradigm (Part I)
2 Commentsby Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso It is easy to see how almost all the European Union’s Member States, as well as other western advanced economies, are facing greater social inequalities, the spread of precarious/poorly-paid job conditions, greater tax burdens … Continue reading
Posted by: May 25, 2016
Tagged with: clientelism, crony capitalism, cronyism, globalisation, Neoliberalism
Nov 19 2015
Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Paris
Comments Off on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and ParisBy Richard English FBA The appalling events in Paris on 13 November force us, once again, to think carefully about the paradoxically intimate relationship between terrorism and counter-terrorism. The immediate response we should all feel is one of horror at … Continue reading
Posted by: November 19, 2015
Tagged with: counter-terrorism, ISIS, Paris, Terrorism
Dec 10 2014
The impact of the mass media on the quality of democracy within a state remains a much overlooked area of study
7 CommentsBy Lisa Müller Media organisations are generally assumed to play an important role in democracies, but how effective are they in performing this function within specific states? Lisa Müller outlines results from an analysis of 47 countries, based on a framework which rates … Continue reading
Posted by: December 10, 2014
Tagged with: Comparative media analysis, Democracy, Lisa Müller, Mass Media
Sep 22 2014
Socio-Economic Security, Transnational Solidarity and the Legitimation Crisis of the European Union
2 CommentsBy Alfio Cerami This article offers some insights on the socio-economic security approach of the European Union (EU), its conception of transnational solidarity and subsequent ‘legitimation crisis’. The aim is to foster reflections on a future, more integrated socio-economic security … Continue reading
Posted by: September 22, 2014
Tagged with: Legitimation crisis, Socio-economic security, Solidarity
Feb 28 2014
Balancing Ukraine
3 CommentsBy Kevork Oskanian A mere three months ago, Vladimir Putin probably thought he had scored one of his presidency’s greatest coups, when he coerced or persuaded – depending on your perspective – Ukraine’s Viktor Yanukovych into abandoning the long-expected initialling of … Continue reading
Posted by: February 28, 2014
Tagged with: EU, Kevork Oskanian, Ukraine
Sep 6 2013
Designing the European candidate
Comments Off on Designing the European candidateBy Francisco Seoane Pérez The next European elections are just around the corner. They have been moved forward from June to May 2014 to avoid coinciding with the celebration of Whit Sunday–which is a holiday in some of the EU’s … Continue reading
Posted by: September 6, 2013
Tagged with: Candidates, Demos, Direct election, European Elections 2014, Federalism, President of the European Commission